SAN DIEGO (Jan. 24, 2008) Sailors man the rails aboard the nuclear-powered
aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as the ship gets under way. More than 5,000
Sailors from the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group departed
San Diego on a surge deployment in support of U.S. military operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kathleen Gorby
(Released)

CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti (Jan. 19, 2008) A
U.S. Marine Corps
CH-53 Sea Stallion, assigned to Marine Heavy Helo Squadron
464, based at Marine Corps Air Station,
Jacksonville, N.C., prepares to refuel from a
U.S. Air Force HC-130, assigned to the 71st Expeditionary
Search and Rescue Squadron based at
Moody Air Force Base, Ga., during in-air refueling operations
with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock (Released)

MIDDLE EAST (Jan. 18, 2008) A
CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Medium Helicopter
Squadron 166 Reinforced (HMM-166, REIN) takes off from the
flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA
1). The Tarawa Expeditionary Strike Group is deployed to the
5th Fleet area of responsibility as part of a scheduled
deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist
1st Class Richard Doolin (Released)